Staff Web Performance Engineer, Android, Chrome

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Description For Staff Web Performance Engineer, Android, Chrome

Google is seeking a Staff Web Performance Engineer to join their Android and Chrome teams, focusing on optimizing web performance across Google's computing devices. This is a senior technical role that combines deep expertise in web performance optimization with technical leadership responsibilities. The role involves working on critical performance metrics for Chrome and Android WebView, implementing optimizations, and collaborating across teams to improve user experience.

The position offers the opportunity to impact billions of users through improvements to Chrome and Android's web performance. You'll work with cutting-edge technology and hardware, including the latest Pixel devices, while collaborating with world-class engineers across Google's organizations. The role requires both technical depth in performance optimization and the ability to lead projects and influence technical direction.

As a Staff Engineer, you'll be expected to provide technical leadership, mentor other engineers, and help shape the roadmap for web performance optimization across Google's platforms. The work involves sophisticated performance analysis, optimization of complex systems, and cross-team collaboration to deliver improvements that impact users globally.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical skills in web performance and systems optimization with the ability to lead and influence across organizational boundaries. You'll be at the forefront of making the web faster and more efficient for billions of users worldwide.

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Responsibilities For Staff Web Performance Engineer, Android, Chrome

  • Analyze key performance metrics such as scroll jank, power consumption, rendering framerate, memory usage, page load time in the lab and field
  • Identify, design or implement optimizations in Chrome/WebView/V8/Android to improve user experience
  • Build tools and processes to scale up performance optimization efforts
  • Collaborate with Android and Chrome teams, and OEM teams developing new Android devices
  • Help shape team roadmap, lead cross-team collaborations and optimization projects

Requirements For Staff Web Performance Engineer, Android, Chrome

JavaScript
Linux
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in software development using C++, and with data structures/algorithms
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture
  • Experience designing software systems, including requirements gathering, analysis, and design

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